Large Paintings

These pictures refer to the "initial glance"; how I see and interpret the transitory world we as we pass through time. Usually, they start with a vague image I have seen in my studio, and through various states and stages of drawing, in oil or chalk a framework is constructed into which I look for ways to insert the momentary imagery I remembered. They are gestural and indeed aggressive as they must fight hard to be recalled re assembled into an aesthetic whole.

I love the process of painting and the development of a tactile surface that counterbalances the idea of space but I do my best to keep the tension between idea and flat space on the edge.

Their antecedents are clear and though I have looked closely at Braque and Gris, of course, there are moments of Stuart Davis and Picasso, I have worked to keep the particular dialect of the visual language my own and I can also tip my hat to Marden and Still.

Art is like a Möbius strip as it rearranges and moves around on itself. We go for the ride!

Teaching ExperienceAdjunct professor York College, City University, New York, NY
Adjunct professor New York University, New York, NY

Established in 1991, Carrie Haddad Gallery represents mid-career and emerging artists of the Hudson Valley and beyond working in painting, sculpture, mixed media and photography. We organize 7 group exhibits per year in a 3000 square foot gallery space on Hudson's Warren Street.